The migration guide has a complete list of /what's new in 5.1. We recommend you give that page a read when upgrading. A few highlights from 5.1 are:
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Use code generation and scaffolding features to rapidly build prototypes.
No complicated XML or YAML files. Just setup your database and you're ready to bake.
CakePHP is licensed under the MIT license which makes it perfect for use in Commercial applications.
The things you need are built-in. Translations, database access, caching, validation, authentication, and much more are all built into one of the original PHP MVC frameworks.
Instead of having to plan where things go, CakePHP comes with a set of conventions to guide you in developing your application.
CakePHP comes with built-in tools for input validation, CSRF protection, Form tampering protection, SQL injection prevention. CakePHP codebase itself has been audited through the Mozilla Secure Open Source program.
If you're interested in contributing to CakePHP and supporting the community then we'd love for you to join us, there are a variety of ways to get involved and help out.
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Having inherited this CakePHP project, I didn’t choose CakePHP so much as chose to continue using it . After seeing the power and functionality of the framework in use, it wasn’t a difficult choice to make.